St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-02
Why She Finally Welded the Scion of
Rich Chicago Family During a
Season Of Saratoga Gayety.
Her Husband is Abandoned and She
Enters Upon a Brilliant Career
in the English Capital.

stumbled through SOubrette parts in the
stock company af Broadway theater a
few seasons ago. She wasn't known as
Kitty KOyen then, nor is she now,
either, but that is her name. AT any
rate it reads so-With the playful Kitty
formaliZed into Catherine-in one para
graph OF the article of divorce granted
her quietly a few days ago.
Twill be news to many to learn that
Kitty was married. The capriciouS
creature seemed the last person in the
world designed for the monOtonous de-
votiOn of matrimOny. For months she
was the toast
AT THE CLUBS,
and the most sought for occasion OF
petiJs sOupers in New York. Her pres
ence in the cast at the theater to which
she belonged made an appreciable in
crease in the boX-office receipts. She
was as much card as patent safety
chair. No ill report, though, ever at
tached to her name, and none of her
suite of suitors ever dared boast of any
particular favor. Kitty in her
witty way used to say that her
proposals of marriage reminded her
of the label on the medicine bottle
Take three times day before meals"
But to all the many enticing offers she
turned deaf ear and a winking eye.
One importunate youth was informed
by her that she was so thoroughly
welded to her art that marriage with
man to her limited of bigaLly. And now
some of them will hear of this divorce.
EFFECT OF SARATOGA WATER.
1t seems that two years ago "Miss
Koven,' Pas we have agreed to call her,
was advised to take water at Saratoga.
She might have taken the same waters
at dozen drug stores in New York,
but she was a prudent little body, and
the soJourn at Saratoga was not beyond
the savings of her salary.
So thither she went, chaperoned by a
watchful dame whom she called aunt.
One night, toward the decline of the
season, Kitty attended a garden party at
one of the great hotels, where she met
the callow scion of rich Chicago fam
lily. He fell in love at sight, and She
well, she confessed to her friends that
he was ''very NICE" and that-for Kitty
Koyen-was quite concession.
Still she was careful to keep the young
fellow from becoming serious, until one
morning there were handed her two
missives-one an 'E. "" with a formal
offer of marriage from the ardent ad-
mirer; the other, postmarked New
York, with formal announcement
from the theater that her service would
not be desired during the approaching
season.
The receipt of either one might have
OccasiOned the actress some embarraSS-
ment, but the two coming together
made her course plain.
MARRIAGE AND SECRECY.
One condition she did impose on the
young man-the marriage was to be
kept perfectly secret. He agreed to this
readily enough until after the ceremony
had been performed, and then, unable
to keep his happiness to himself, he
came home and told his family. They
took the same view identicalIy of the
matter as was entertained by the young
ster's bride-the marriage should be
kept profound secret. All parties
concerned seemed agreed on that score,
at least.
When the bridegroom returned East
he was accompanied by an elder brother,
who expressed anxiety to meet his new
SiSter-in-law. He met her, and few
days after the former Miss Koyen in
formed her husband that she had re-
ceiyed tiattering offer by cable from a
London manager, and she added, too,
that she was going to accept it. He pro-
wife patted his beardless cheek, told
him not to act like silly boy, but go
go home and everything would come
right some day.
'IsoME DAY"
He has since told his friends that if
he had not been more than half fool
he might have guessed that she thought
him guy from the tone in which She
said ''some day." She promised him
that if everything went well she might
let him come to London. some time to
rnn hn,. hut I,
such permission his visit would be in
vain.
All this was about two years ago, and
that young man is fully two years-two
Chicago years-older now than he was
when it happened.
A LONDON CAREER.
From time to time he has read of his
Wife'S brilliant career in the English
capital. Through the drawing rooms of
the rich and the studies of the clever
Kitty Koven has fairly whistled her way
to fame. They call her the american
Thrush" for her voice is as facile and
tuneful as that of the bird that clears
its throat with the saffron-tinted dew of
dawn. AT muSicaleS she is put down as
a melOdiOuS tid-bit. She was starred at
recent entertainment given by Bar
oneSS RothSchild.
All this, one would think, would make
a woman more precious to a husband
5000 mile away. But two years is long
time under some circumstances, and
then, besides
"ONLY THIS, ONLY THIS"
Well, anyway, Kitty Koven's husband
sought a divorce. Abandonment he
gave as the grounds of his petition. The
plaintiff averred one thing and another,
and the judge said he thought so him
Ppf ,,tf tall
divorce suit with such international
complications as this one involved, so
the young mans lawyer addressed let
ter to Miss Koven asking her if she had
any objection to their obtaining q di
vorce for her husband.
1.-TWO SOULS WITH BUT A SINGLE
THOUGHT"
Ten days after the misSive went its
way came a cable message signed sim
ply ''K,"
1t read
BLESS you, no. Get me one, too, if
necessary"
1t wasn't, though.
KITTY COMING HOME.
Kitty Koyen is coming to America |
during the present season. Your cor
was shown not long ago the |
which she sent to a very well |
known manager Summoning him to |
London to arrange the preliminaries of |
her tour. He eabled in reply for |
money guarantee for the arrangement. 4
In return came the answer that the nee |
essary funds were at DreXel'S, sabject |
to his order.
They were, and not long ago Gun
arder took that manager to the London |
favorite. When he returns he may give |
this story in another shape, but here |
you have the essentials. There isn't |
any particular moral to the story, ex- |
cept it be that actresses should be |
v cry >coutious about marrying tickle |
y Dung men.